“There was an unfortunate illness with M. Suleyman Kerimov – the 47-year-old Russian billionaire who had been the owner of Anzhi since 2011. Due to his health problems he was forced to sell his top stars.

“Maybe I would not have joined Chelsea, however at the time of Kerimov’s problems we had to look at the possibilities that could be on the market.

“The Chelsea opportunity ended up presenting itself. Every great player who had a career like I had would have gone to a club like Chelsea.”

“José weighed on my decision to come to Chelsea around 80% because I had worked with him at Inter Milan. This went extremely well. We had a fantastic team. That season [2009-2010] we practically won everything [Championship, Italian Cup and Champions League].”

Samuel Eto’o has proven to be a great buy for Chelsea in recent weeks. The striker has started 9 Premier League games, scoring six goals – more than both Demba Ba and Fernando Torres together.

The Cameroonian went onto to say that he has been fortunate to win trophies in Spain and Italy, and believed his career would be complete should Chelsea lift the Premier League crown in May:

“I had the chance to play in Spain, we won. I had the chance to play in Italy, we won. And I hope that, thanks to God, I will also win a title in England. And I think my career will be complete.”

Tom Thorogood

I'm a 27 year old language teacher and writer based out in Mexico with a passion for football and swimming. I like to focus on the top European Leagues, especially La Liga, as well as the footballing development in Central and South America. My favourite teams include Derby County, Barcelona and Jagaures de Chiapas.